Trousers-creasing device



H. S. WILLIS.

TROUSERS CREASiNG DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-17,1920.

1,409,633, Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

8% amm To whom it may concem or fice.

HERMAN S. WII JLIS, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

-TR/OUSERS-CREA SIN G DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

Application filed September 17, 1920. Serial No. 411,002.

Be t known that I, HERMAN S. WILL-IS,

citizen of the United States, residing at \Vil-' mington, in the countyof New Castle and State of Delaware, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Trousers- Creasing Devices, of which thefollowing'is a specification. I i

This invention relates to improvements in a trousers creasing device andits main object is to provide a device of this character by "which apair of trousers may be creased without necessitating the removal fromthe wearer.

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide an improved device of theabove character which is simple in construction, one which can bequickly and easily operated and one which can be manufactured and soldat a reasonably low cost.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a trousersrecreasing device which includes an attachment for creasing coat sleevesand the like. I

Various other objects and advantages of my invention will becomeapparent during the continuance of the following description. i

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing the trousers creasing deviceas in actual operation.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of a portion of the trousersrecreasing device.

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal cross sec- K tion taken on line 3-3 ofFigure 2.

Figure 4: is view in side elevation of another part of the creasingdevice.

igure 5 is a view in front elevation of that part of the creasing deviceshown in elevation in Figure 4 and Figure 6 is a view in perspective ofan attachment for the trousers recreasing device to be used increasingcoat sleeves, etc.

In reduclng my lnvention to practice I first provide a suitable base orcarrying portion-10 which is substantially inverted U- shaped whenviewed in. front elevation as in Figure 2 and which includes lugs 11 atits lower end which may be secured to the floor or other support 12 asat 13. At is upper end the portion 10 is provided with a socket 14 inwhich operates a set screw 15, the purpose of the latter being fullydescribed herelnafter.

I also find it expedient to provide a metalv lic rod or bar 16 which isso formed so as to taper to a fine leading edge 17 the same beingsubstantially V-shaped when viewed in crosssection as in Figure 3. Thelower end of-the rod or bar 16 sets into the socket 14 of the member 10as shown in Figure 2 I I and by tightening the set screw 15 the same issecurely held in place. lVhen in actual practicethe foot of the wearerof the trousers is inserted through the arch portion of the member 10 asshown in Figure 6 while the .rod or bar 16 extends inside the trousersso that the even edge 17 thereof is directly behind the front crease ofthe trousers or a point at which the front crease is to be made. Forholding the trousers in place on the rod or bar 16 I find it expedientto provide suitable spring clips such as shown at 18.

The iron used in connection with the rod or bar 16 includes anelectrically heated disc or roller 19 having a substantially V-shapedperipheral groove 20 to fit the leading edge 17 of the rodor bar 16 andis carried upon arms 21 which terminate in a handle portion 22. suitableelectrical connection as shown at 23 may be had with the handle 22 froma suitable source of power.

When the device is in the position shown in Figure 1 the iron 19 issimply run up and down. the trousers leg so as to form a, straight andaccurate crease. The operation is extremely simple and it can be readilyseen that the trousers leg may be creased without necessitating theremoval from the wearer.

Upon reference to Figure 2 it will be observed that the upper end of therod or bar ortion 16 is provided with an extension 24. FVhen it isdesired to crease the sleeve of a coat, etc., the rod or bar portion 25is used which includes a socket 26 at its lower end to receive thereduced extension 24 of the rod or bar portion 16. The rod or barporcoat and the 'iron 19 movedthei'eover similar to the creasingoperation of the trousers eg. I

From the foregoing it is believed that the advantages and novel featuresof my mvention will be readily understood and therefore further detaileddescription is deemed unnecessary. I 7

What is claimed is: e g

1. In a creasing device for trousers, a supporting stand, substantiallyinverted U- shaped when viewed in front elevation, a socket carried bysaid stand, a rod substanv said rod being positioned within said socket,

tially V-shaped when viewed in cross tion, having one end in saidsocket, means to porting stand, substantially inverted U- shaped whenviewed in front elevation,'a socket carried by said stand, a rod substantially V-shaped when viewed in cross section and having a fine leadingedge, one end of means carried by said socket to; retain the rod inplace, said rod adapted to fit within the trousers leg, means to retainsaid rod in place in said trousers leg, said rod adapted to cooperatewith an iron on the outside of the said trousers leg and bearing againstthe said leadi edge of the rod to crease said trousers, s iiIistantially as described.

3. A. creasing device comprising a stand, substantially inverted U-shapein front elevation and provided with a socket, a creasing rod ofdetachably connected sections respectively adapted to be placed within atrousers leg and a coat sleeve, means for fastening one end of the saidrod in said socket, means for retaining the sections of the rod in placewithin the trousers leg and coat sleeve, said rod sections beingsubstantially V- shapedin cross section and adapted to cooperate with aniron on the outside of the leg and sleeve to crease the lattersubstantially as described;

= In testimony whereof I aifix Iny signature.

" HERMAN S. WILLIS.

